[Comment] Social lobbying: a call to arms for public health

April 24, 2018

The Lancet 391, 10130 (2018)

Author: Alessandro Demaio, Robert Marshall

The term lobbying derives from the public lobbies of the UK Houses of Parliament in London, where concerned citizens have gathered since at least the 16th century to speak with elected officials on the sidelines of legislative debates. In today’s parlance, lobbying has evolved to represent a more pernicious and systematic approach to influencing lawmakers, occurring much deeper within the corridors of power.